Hawaiki
Meanings
name
- The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki, Doublet of Hawaii and Savai'i.
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